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1. BORA Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure, whether of the person, property, or correspondence or otherwise. 11. In order for a given action to constitute a search under s 21, it must entail an intrusion upon reasonable expectations of privacy 1. We consider that the testing and monitoring procedures provided for by the Bill are significant intrusions into the privacy of a person, and thus meet the definition of a search. 12. The key consideration is whether the search under...

2. BORA Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Bill [pdf, 310 KB]

   ...the reporting and disclosure requirements that may attract criminal liability relates to the regular reporting requirements of licence holders and investigation powers of the Commission. A trustee or supervisor would have a limited expectation of privacy in relation to the information sought by the Commission as expectations of privacy are not as great in the commercial world as they are in the domestic sphere. [9] In addition, the power to demand the production of documents is less of...

3. [2020] NZEmpC 129 ANZ Sky Tours Ltd T/A ANZ Sky Tours v Wei [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...online job applications with three or more employers. ANZ Sky Tours sought disclosure of any documents relating to these applications. Ms Wei disclosed documents relating to a job application with one other employer. This employer required a Privacy Act request before providing the documents to Ms Wei. [8] A request for disclosure of documents from the immigration consultant’s file had resulted in only three documents being disclosed. [9] As a result of the disagreements ov...

4. Urban Development Bill Advice [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...7. Section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.1 8. A search or seizure which is unreasonable in terms of s 21 cannot be justified in terms of s 5 of the Bill of Rights Act, as the Supreme Court has held that an unreasonable search logically cannot be reasonab...

5. Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...seizure 12. Section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms the right of everyone to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure, whether of the person, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.2 13. Clause 55 proposes to add new s 207BB that will enable the chief executive, or a person with written authorisation from the chief executive, to enter any premises in order to inspect the following:...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 178 UXK v Talent Propeller Ltd [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...medical practitioners involved to produce UXK’s confidential medical records for a period of several months in each instance. [17] After reviewing various provisions relating to the disclosure of health information under the Health Information Privacy Code, and the confidentiality provisions of the Evidence Act 2006, I noted that the Authority had not been asked by either party to undertake an analysis under s 69 of that Act. Thus, the privacy of sensitive medical records to be...

7. Lehmann v Accident Compensation Corporation (Claims Process) [2024] NZACC 108 (27 June 2024) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...July 2023. The Corporation advised that it was unable to provide any further explanation as to why the emails and phone calls were not loaded to Ms Young’s file, but confirmed that, as the Corporation failed to keep the record accurate, the “Privacy Act/HIPC” had been breached. The Corporation stated that it sincerely apologised for failing to maintain its obligations under the Code and the Privacy Act and was sorry for any additional stress this matter had caused and for the...

8. Guidelines-for-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-Courts-and-Tribunals-for-non-lawyers.pdf [pdf, 489 KB]

   ...complete, up-to-date and unbiased. o Reach logical conclusions, even when given relevant facts. • The helpfulness of any answers you receive from a GenAI chatbot will depend on the questions asked. 2) Uphold confidentiality, suppression, and privacy Generally, you should not enter any information into an AI chatbot that is not already in the public domain. Do not enter any information that is private, confidential, suppressed or legally privileged information. Some GenAI chatbots...

9. SE & UE v DT [2024] NZDT 661 (13 September 2024) [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...surrounding vegetation. 2. SE and UE initially claimed $29,897.00 for their loss but amended this claim to $30,000.00. They claim loss of the tree and damage to their property, but also say they have suffered loss through the associated lack of privacy, shelter, and amenity value. 3. DT denies liability for the compensation claimed. 4. DT also counterclaims for $4,640.00 saying persistent requests for compensation have left her feeling harassed, intimidated, and stressed. In a...

10. Factsheet: Imprisonment in the general population [pdf, 384 KB]

    ...data about a particular person, household, business, or organisation, and the results in this report have been confidentialised to protect these groups from identification and to keep their data safe. Careful consideration has been given to the privacy, security, and confidentiality issues associated with using administrative and survey data in the IDI. Further detail can be found in the privacy impact assessment for the IDI available from www.stats.govt.nz Date published: 29 M...